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When someone says they're Irish or Italian they mean it as an ethnicity, not a nationality, and it often has an implied "-American" suffix. Irish-Americans are
by roywiggins 1y ago
When someone says they're Irish or Italian they mean it as an ethnicity, not a nationality, and it often has an implied "-American" suffix. Irish-Americans are a distinct ethnic group, at least historically; you might compare it to, say, Cuban or Haitian immigrants, who each have distinct communities, cultures, and so forth, often even distinct from their namesake countries'.
- fennecbutt 1y agoBut then why do so many invoke "the old country" stuff lmao. I definitely still feel like it gives Americans in an otherwise contiguous and vanilla culture something to grab onto per se. I have American friends over here who are very invested in where they're from and have a unique interest in telling peeps about their history even though they're like 5th generation at least.